60s & 70s
Which movie, released in 1972, starts with the line, "I believe in America"?
The Godfather
Which movie won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?
Wings
What type of bear is considered the largest terrestrial carnivore?
polar bear
What date is considered the start of the Great Depression, marked by the Wall Street Crash?
October 29th 1929 (Black Tuesday)
What boxer was famously known as "The Raging Bull"?
Jake LaMotta.
Who won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the 1969 film "Funny Girl"?
Barbra Streisand
What is the highest-grossing film of the 1930s, when adjusted for inflation?
Gone with the Wind
What is the tallest type of grass, which is commonly used in construction and crafts?
bamboo
Which two cities were atomic bombs dropped on in August 1945?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In which year did Jackie Robinson break Major League Baseball's color barrier by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers?
1947
Which 1970s TV show featured a group of detectives working in plain clothes in a red Gran Torino?
Starsky & Hutch.
Which film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall is famous for the line, "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow"?
To Have & Have Not
What is the most common type of tree found in the world?
pine tree
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
In 1927, who became the first man to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic?
Charles Lindbergh
What was the name of the first human spaceflight that orbited the Earth, conducted by the Soviet Union?
Vostok 1
What was the major environmental disaster that spurred the creation of Earth Day in the U.S.?
The 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill.
In what year did Alfred Hitchcock release Vertigo, a film that later topped the BFI Sight & Sound poll of greatest films ever made?
1958
What is the name of the deepest point in the world's oceans?
Mariana Trench.
Which King of England was executed in 1649 during the English Civil War?
Charles I.
Which country hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics where Tommie Smith and John Carlos performed the Black Power salute?
Mexico
What controversial policy did President Nixon end in 1971 that affected the U.S. economy?
The gold standard (or Bretton Woods System)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Who is the only person to win Academy Awards for acting, directing, and writing?
Orson Welles
Which famous waterfall in South America is taller than Niagara Falls?
Angel Falls (Venezuela)
Which English queen reigned for just nine days?
Lady Jane Grey
Who is known for their historic "Hand of God" goal in the 1986 FIFA World Cup?
Diego Maradona